Railroad tie



Jan. 6 1925 1,522,209

o. F.` RusE RAILROAD TIE Filed July 29, 1924' 2 sheets-sheet 2.

oLronD; FRANKfRUsE; on-U'NIoNoWny- PENNSYLVANIA-- RMLRoAn-mrm Applicata-ion inledfr'ulgy-g;

To all 'whmn-fz't may concern.'

Be it known thaty I, OLroRuFmNinRUsn,

a.4 citizen of.- the Unite d S;tetes ,..residing 4 at Unontowni in A the County-1 of.- FayetteUend- Commolmeeltlzl .fof Pelmsylvenan1 haveinn vented; certa-in new and; useful. Improve- Inentsin. Railroad;'1`ies,; of., Whiclzl-,i-the folsl low-ingu is 21., specification, 1eferenee-bei ng. had thereinfto the. accompanying, .drawings- This.` invention relates. tof. zt .1 rail-tie. that a includes,` inetallie Y elements, cushioning ele.

ments, and n .body of .concrete .or .othersuib able materiel cast. or,l molded?.l Whilej in., a.

plastic conditionn l It .isf an object., of the.inventionV to vpro,-4 vide zi. tie-.- of,E thatfi type@ havin-g1 itsf. body, reinforced inr .such manner.. that it will.. l ref tain itsfintegigity under stresses .and strains.:-

iniposed thereon in service.

Another.. ob]e.etof the.. lrwentloir. 1s so toiarrange .ft-11e; parte of; the; Stiruture..tlleizf mnsln ofi the Stresses ande strains 's nrposecl` 1. thereornlhy; the. piassagefof rollr1g:StQ&l .0.861?. rails supppizted. thereby is-- ta1I-e1 1 by.a-,.1ne1nf ber therein.; not.. embedded; in the. plastic,

structure;

It.. also isrannobjeet otflthe inw'entimLto.;

embodyl infsueh iat tie.means,1mbereloyj-traek railsfnniy be assoniatedseen-rely` and remouproper. relative ppsitionsrVA Stil-1. another. obje-@tf of the ,r invention; isl

so. to; associate.: cushioning; elements with f the@ tie.tlu1.t. they. will sustainA weigh-t; to.r. sionah; and- 0ther stresses ilnposedf by.V the;

. rails in... various. (limiet-ionsv When'gconsideredfin connection witln the desc:ription` here1n the-; charaoteristies.4 of.

companjying; drzuvings., forming part.; here of, wherein an., embodiment., of' the. invens. tion is disclosed, tions AlthoughtheA diSQlQsures. .herein exenipxlif fy. what, new. is ,eonsideredptobe prefer:

able,L embodiment; of the: i1 1 ven 1;ioni,Kfit.isto` be. understood that ,it is: not ,the. .intenton= to. be, limited necessarily thereto. im inten;

plietation .0f :the c1aidnS,..as.modieetiens and adaptations Within the liintstofrthe claims.

for purppses of. illustra;

1924-.; Serial No1; 728,8.'5114;Y

Fiig'f.; 2,. is.. a.. side elevation; Fig- 3 isf .a ,view.Y of the spreader'.; 4. .ismsectiononthe ...line ATA, Figfl.

In the drawings, A designates. traekf rails- The tie includes ...u .body A7" of concretevorf othei; suitable-initially, plastic i inattivi-ali (Cast, orfl molded gend,l reinforced Yby. metallic.. rods@ or .ba.1;s.8, 9,., andtlO: extending .longitudinally thereof. The .bodydmsthickenedfendpointions. 11. und f an; intermediate connecting portion, .12 of .-less A`thickness.. in ,the-, vertical. directioln. andtithes..en openingg or chain ber 13 extending itsentire ,-1ength; -in sub. stantially centinl dsposition foi; a,...pnrpose,. llereiizle,iter...explainell.;v

For ,the purpose of; affQnding bearings forf l treokra-ls, ,as sobiatedi with`- :theti e fon! sus- .v taining@ the Stresses andneert's imposed on. thetbieiblyw; tllerlsAV durng. pasS- ageof@elle.

emlloyedin? nonnenting-thev .railsitol. athe-. .tie, two `inetallin members. 14emedisposedtlongjs, tudi'nelly and.; are.n embedded.. in ,the tief,A one... i11 eaelt;endf,pprt-ion l Each; of rthese:inelnloers .14de a., sulQSbl/I.ltiavL-l e5 ly. rectangular casing of. @length{sujfluient.k to ,be disposed under, zi. ,raih .and-nudeln ele-- ments employedjo.;clamp .therail on..v the-, tie, andj for)` onyenienee, it, hereineftfen is..v

econelnfiearlb. of-fsheet; metal of, suitable.

Steel heilen-.plate bent to-'shape and welded...

"at V`its abutting, edges a1ong the,: 1i;n e V1 5.. Its: sides and 'bottonnare formedwith openingsltg 16 ,to facilitate .its ,bondage inuthte,V plastic body., A'. plate 1TV extendslongituflnallyinside of., and betuteenihetolfm :and (bottoni. offeaeh horse, .tmthe-sides. of which it. is...

Secured by havingi depelndingfside fiangesjloo' 18 Welded;fortriveted ftheretotgl -The horsesfare positioned iinsueh; man? ner in; the, tiefbody dnringftlre'r,nrolding. 01;. castings thereof than their; flatf top s :i re` flush with xt-liettopl ,of .the body, und. the'. hte. 105 toms ,o f; the plates; 17 areneuhstgnn@ nllytflush,

'Withthe top fof the. chamber13.,v Tire betty material lfills the space.: inE the horses.; abqye.. the plates, 17, and '.also. V`*die/.speine.. loe-10W, those, plates.,excepttliat.,.oceupiedhy the.;.cheinherV 11o the raihly extend;y downwardly.. through tions by the rails are resisted by those mem-` bers, the horses are held reliably in the body, and the integrity of the structure'is maintained.

A cushioning element 20, of wood or other more or less yielding substance rests on the top of each'horsega metallic plate 21 rests on the cushioning element; a rail A rests on the plate.; and the rail is secured in place on the rail by clamp members 22.

The clamp members are held down on the plate by engagement therewith of heads 23 of bolts 24 having screw-threaded lower end portions 25. bolts engage in threaded openings 26 in an elongated spreader member 27 positioned in the chamber 13, and that member is free of other connection with parts of the tie. The spreader preferably is `formed of sheet steel having its terminal portions bent back against its body to afford strengthening laps 28'of substantially the length lof the horses and through which the threaded openings 26 extend. The spreader and the threaded openings therein are coordinated with the bolts in such manner that its lapped end portions are disposed in the horses under the plates 17 with its openings in alinement with the bolts.' A cushioning element 29 of wood, lead, or other suitable material isdisposed between each end portion of the spreader and a plate 17, against which it is drawn by turning the bolts. One object of the chamber 13 in the tie is to permit insertion and withdrawal of the spreader and cushioning` elements thereon.

In a railroad-track having rails mounted in thermanner explained on ties formed in accordance with this invention, the rails are maintained in association with the ties with sufficient rigidity to resist torsional efforts imposed vby rolling stock passing thereover and to prevent spreading of the rails, and at the same time the opposed cushioning elements 20 and 29 afford such resiliency in the structure as to impart thereto characteristics similar to those of wooded ties.

The horses and spreader are associated with other elements in the tie body in such manner that the horses reliably are held in vplace therein under the stresses of service without imposing such efforts as would be liable to impair `the `integrity'of the struc-r The threaded portions of theY ture,fthe spreader sustaining much of the stresses that otherwise would be imposed on the body itself and contributing to the maintenance of the rails in proper spaced relation. ln view of the fact that the spreader is in the chamber 13 and not embedded in the body, the stresses imposed thereon are not thereby imposed onthe body itself.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tie comprising a body, a. rail-supporting casing embedded in each end portion thereof having a fiat top substantially iiush with the' top of the body, a longitudinal plate inside of each casing secured to its walls, reinforcing members in said body extending lthrough said casings between their tops and said plates, and means whereby rails are connected with said casings.

2. A tie comprising a body, a casing embedded in each end portion thereof, a longitudinal plate secured inside of each casing to its walls, reinforcing members in said body extending through said casings between their tops and said plates, and means whereby rails are connected with said casinos.

3. tie comprising a body, a casing embedded in each end portion thereof, a longitudinal plate secured inside of each casing to its walls1 reinforcing members in said body extending through said casings on top of saidplates, other reinforcing members in said body contacting with the bottom and sides of saidv casings, and means whereby rails 'are connected with said casings,

4. A tie comprising a body, a railsupporting casing embedded in each end portion thereof having a. flat top substantially flush with the top of the body, a member disposed'longitudinally of said body extending into said casings, and rail-securing elements extending downwardly into said casings and connected with said member.

5. A tie comprising a body, a 'casing embedded in each end portion thereof, a member disposed longitudinally of said body extending into said casings, and rail-retaining bolts arranged to draw said member against parts of said casings.

6. A tie comprising asbody, a easing embedded'in each end portion thereof, a member'disposed longitudinally of said body extending into said casings and having threaded openings, and rail-retaining bolts having threaded portions disposed in said openings and arranged to draw said member against parts of said casings.

7. A tie comprising a body,.a casing embedded in each end portion thereof, a longitudinal plate inside of each casing secured to its side walls. a member disposed longi tudinally of said body extending into said casings below said plates and having threaded openings, and rail-retaining bolts having threaded ,portions disposed in said openings and:arrangedztodraw "said member against sz'i-idplaftes. y

'8. Atiecomprising body, iafcasing embedded in each 'endportion'thereof, a longitud'inal plate inside 1 of each "casing secured tofjits'sidewalls, amember disposed longitudinally of said l body Ve`i"\"te`ndi'ng ,into said casingsbel'o'w said plates, and"rail-'retaining bolts 4arranged to draw said member again-'st said' plates. i

9. Atie comprising a body, a, casing embed'ide'din each Aend portionthereof, a member disposed longitudinally of saidV body extending into said casings, cushioning elements on said member, and 4rail-retaining lbolts arranged to draw said member and` cushioning elements against parts of said casings.

10. A tie comprising a body, a casing embedded in each end portion thereof, a member disposed longitudinally of said body extending into said casings and having threaded openings, cushio-ning elements on said member, and rail-retaining bolts having threaded portions disposed in said openings and arranged to draw said member and cushioning elements against parts of said casings.

11. A tie comprising a body, a casing embedded in each end portion thereof, a longitudinal plate inside of each casing secured to its side walls, a member disposed longitudinally of said body extending into said casings below said plates, cushioning elements interposed between said member and plates, and rail-retaining bolts arranged to draw said member and cushioning elements against said plates.

12. A tie comprising a body, a casing embedded in each end portion thereof, a longitudinal plate inside of each casing secured to its side walls, a member disposed longitudinally of said body extending into said casings below said plates and having threaded openings, cushioning elements interposed between said member and plates, and railretaining bolts having threaded portions disposed in said openings and arranged to draw said member and cushioning elements against said plates.

13. A tie comprising a body, a rail-supporting casing embedded in each end portion thereof having a Hat top substantially Hush with the top of the body, a member disposed longitudinally of said body extending into said casings, and bolts extending downwardly into said casings and arranged to draw said member upwardly toward parts of said casings and rail-retaining elements downwardly toward the tops ot said casings.

14. A tie comprising a body, a rail-supporting casing embedded in each end portion thereof having a flat top substantially flush with the 5 top vthe` body, VXa Y"cushioning element on "top of ea'ch ofsaid *caisings, a member' 'disposedlongitudinally of c ber andv cushioning 'elen'iei'its I.thereon and said top y cushioning elements 'oppositely against interposed parts 'ofthe structure.

15. A vtie lc'ompri'siirg"iafbody ihat'fing :a chamber disposed longitudinally therein, metallic members on ftopz of* the bodyv and-lat the top Voi-'Vthe 'chamber ineahend "portion of 'the-body, a 'spreader :in saidchamber-, and rail-retaining bolts arrangedv to draw said metallic members toward interposed parts of said body.

16. A tie comprising a body having a chamber disposed longitudinally therein, a casing embedded in each end portion thereof having a Hat top substantially flush with the top of the body, a longitudinal plate fixed in each ofsaid casings and positioned at the topof said chamber, a. spreader in said chamber, and rail-retaining bolts arranged to draw said `spreader toward said plate. 17. A tie comprising a body having a chamber disposed longitudinally therein, a casing embedded in each end portion thereof having a flat top substantially flush With the top of the body, a. longitudinal plate fixed in each casing and positioned at the top oi said chamber, cushioning elements on top of said casings, a spreader in saidchamber, cushioning elements between said spreader and plates, and rail-retaining bolts arranged to draw said spreader and cushioning elements thereon and said top cushioning elements aga-inst interposed parts of the structure. y

18. A tie comprising a body having a chamber disposed longitudinally therein, a casing embedded in each endportion thereof having a flat top substantially Hush with the top of the body, cushioning elements on said casings, rail-supporting plates on said cushioning elements, rail-clamps on. said plates, a spreader in said chamber, and bolts extending through said clamps, plates, casing tops, and spreader.

19. A tie comprising a body having a chamber disposed longitudinally therein, a casing embedded in each end portion thereot having a flat top substantially flush with the top of the body, cushioning elements on said casings, rail-supporting plates on said cushioning elements, rail-clamps on vsaid plates, a spreader in said chamber, cushioning elements on said spreader, and bolts extending through said clamps, cushioning elements, casing-tops, and spreader.

20. A tie comprising a body havingV a chamber disposed longitudinally therein, a casing embedded in each end portion thereof having a fiat top Substantially flush with the top of the body, a longitudinal plate ineach Veasing positioned at the top of said chamber,V cushioning elements on said Casings, rail-supporting plates on Said cushioning elements, rail-clamps on said plates, a spreader in said ohambeig, cushioning elements interposed between said spreader and casing-plates, and boltslextending through said clamps into said body and Connected with said spreader.

2l. A rail-supporting element embedded in a tie comprising a metallic casing having a Hat top, and a longitudinal plate secured in and to said casing at a plaee below its top. y

22. A rail-supporting element embedded in a tie comprising a metallic easing having a flat top, and a longitudinal plate in and secured to the sides of said casing.

23. A rail-supporting element embedded in a tie comprising a metalli@l easing having a flat top, and a longitudinal plat-e having side flanges secured to the sides of said casing.,

In testimony whereof I afiX my signature.

OLFORD FRANK RUSE. 

